Chapter 3

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After a few very long seconds, he approved of my idea with nothing more than a short nod before walking away. Leaving me alone in an empty hallway, my hands shaking when I wipe away the last evidence of the tears.

I decide to walk back to the room to talk to Toga. She will probably have questions after this weird interruption, especially coming from Dabi.

I opened the door and saw Kurogiri, still behind the bar and Toga was sipping from what looked like a cup of coffee.

"Toga, shall we take a walk? Let's talk some more."

She seemed happy with the idea and immediately came bouncing towards me. I closed the door behind us and when I turned back around to walk down the hall with Toga, she was blocking my path by standing way too close.

Again, that weird look in her eyes. As if I was one of the most delicious chocolate bars she had ever seen.

"So tell me, Robin. What was that with Dabi just now?"

Of course that's her first question. I know what she's thinking. First I tell her Dabi and I used to be very close and then Dabi just pulls me out of the room. Not to mention, I came back alone. But I had to get those ideas out of her head first.

"As I told you, Dabi and I used to be very close childhood friends. We lived near each other and spent all our free time together. But all of a sudden, I had to move away. We fought about it, and then I went away. We haven't seen each other in 12 years, so when he saw me he just had to ask me a few things. There is nothing going on between us, I promise."

She looked sceptical. But I had no clue what to tell her to make her stop doubting me. All I can do now is hoping she won't ask any further. I have had to learn how to lie, but I still don't particularly like it.

"I assume I won't get a better answer, huh? Too bad. I was hoping to learn some more about Dabi. He has been a mystery from the moment he came here and I don't like it."

"Yes, that is Dabi," I answered her, happy she didn't ask more questions and seemed to accept it. Maybe she isn't too bad.

She turned around, giving me some room to breathe. She walked in front of me to the end of the hallway and I decided to just follow her lead, unsure if I could even think of a place to go.

"Say Robin, are you a wanted criminal who needs a disguise to walk through the streets? Or were you smart and did you keep a low profile?"

"My name isn't even in the system. No one knows me so I'm save to go anywhere. Why?" I questioned her, clueless about her plans.

"We are going somewhere." An adorable laugh on her face now.

I didn't know she was capable of it, but Toga kept quiet the rest of the walk. It took us 15 minutes to reach the destination. Her blonde hair, which had been released from its two messy buns, was now flowing over her back, longer than I would have imagined it. She was wearing a light colored sweater over what looked like a school uniform. If I hadn't known she was an actual villain, I would've mistaken her for an adorable child.

To follow her lead, I also took my hair out of its braid. I did not look as innocent or young as she did, but no one would look at me and think I was a dangerous villain. At least, that is whatย  I was hoping for.

Toga had taken me to a coffee shop. I don't know what I was expecting honestly, but it certainly wasn't this. The sign at the front read 'Alvina's Timeless Coffee' and it looked incredibly cute, with little windows and a lot of wood.

When we walked in, the first thing I noticed were the clocks. Yes, plural. The clocks were everywhere and they were all different. There were the really big and old ones you'd find at your grandparents' house, then there were cuckoo clocks and clocks you see in classrooms. But the really weird thing was that every clock indicated another time. It was hard to tell what time it actually was.

After having overcome the shock of the hundreds of clocks hanging everywhere, I saw a fairy like woman swirling from table to table with a notebook and trays. She must be the owner. I wonder what her quirk is. Could it have to do with all the clocks?

"Toga! How nice to see you, it has been way too long!"

I didn't think she would notice us this fast, seeing how busy she was. I didn't know how to feel about the fact she and Toga seemed to know each other really well. I just stood there as the woman was now approaching us, still having a few empty trays in her hand.

"Allie! I know it has been too long, I just couldn't find the time. So much has been going on lately. But I actually came to introduce you to someone."

The woman now turned to me and looked as though she genuinly had not yet noticed me next to Toga. But it was hard to focus on that when her expression changed to a smile, revealing pearl white teeth. This might be the prettiest woman I have ever seen.

"Hello there, who might you be? I think this is the first time little Toga here brought someone with her."

How could her voice be as enchanting as her face? What is this I'm feeling? I feel as though I'm floating and the surroudings seem to fade a little.

"I- I'm Yu-"

"Alvina! Release your quirk. I wouldn't bring her here if I thought she could be dangerous."

And as if by magic, I snapped back in my body. The sounds which had been drowned out just a heartbeat ago, now flooded my senses as I became aware of everything again. The clocks were ticking again, people were chattering, walking past this cafe, as if no one noticed what had just happened. I had almost given her my real name.

"Toga, I know you wouldn't put me or my shop in danger, but I still wanted to check. There are bad people out there and I don't want you to get hurt," the woman, Alvina, said to Toga before turning her, now a little less enchanting, face back to me. "I still want to know your name, but I won't use my quirk to pull it out of you."

I was still overwhelmed by what had just happened. How did she so easily make me say my real name? Toga seems to like this person and it seems this Alvina looks at Toga the way a mother looks at her daughter. Overall, I felt like I shouldn't be rude, so I just answered her.

"I am Robin," I started, but the next words didn't come so easily, "Wha- uh, who are you? And what did you just do to me?"

"The name's Alvina and you just had a taste of my quirk. I can pull the truth out of people."

Great. Just perfect. The one quirk I want to stay as far away from as possible, and Toga brought me straight to it. Is that why? To question me?

"Allie, can we just both order an iced mocha and take a seat? We did not come here for an interrogation, just to chat a little."

"Of course sweetie. You can take your seats and I'll be sure to deliver your drinks to your table."

Before either of us could answer, she had already walked away, back to her customers, while Toga pulled me to an empty table in the back corner of the room.

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